FinSDI - Harmonisation

Description

Organisation:

Finnish expert group on GI harmonisation

Acronym:

Details

Mission and Objectives:

The group is part of the activity carried out under the Finnish Council for Geographic information (FCGI) to implement the national GI strategy developed by the FCGI for the time period 2005-2010. The main focus of the group is on the development of data harmonisation rules based on existing standards using UML-notation. Special emphasis is used to specify change information transfer (unique id's). Also quality management aspects (e.g. spatial accuracy, thematic completeness, attribute information correctness...) are considered.

Formal Mandate:

National Government

Mandate:

The Finnish Council for Geographic Information (FCGI) has been nominated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which is also the national contact organisation for the INSPIRE process. This (harmonisation) group has been established by the FCGI to coordinate activities related to the data harmonisation as part of the Finnish SDI strategy.

Activities:

Developing the rules and national standards for different GI data suppliers in Finland to model their data in formal manner for interoperable data services; Developing rules to create semantically interoperable data which fulfills user needs of spatial accuracy and thematic completeness; Supervising the recommendations to introduce rules to use unique identifiers for change information delivery between different GIS's; Monitoring the national developments in the context of the Finnish SDI; Training and education on the relevant standards and technologies.

Membership:

All the important public organisations involved in GI-related activities in Finland are represented in the group. Also some private companies active in the GI-sector are represented.

URL:

http://www.mmm.fi/patine

Typology:

Sectorial

PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT

Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development

participate in the review process

yes

implement pilot projects to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules

yes

contribute to awareness raising and training

yes

be kept informed

yes

Geographic Domain

National

Finland

Societal Sector

Central government, local government, municipalities, private sector, research

Specific Expertise

Specific Expertise:

Data Specifications

Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development

In Finland first concrete process to develop interoperable GI infrastructure was initiated alresdy in late 1980's. The work of this SDIC can be seen as based on that experience. The chairman and the secretary of this SDIC where involved in INSPIRE RDM working group.

Environmental application domains

Finnish Environment Institute is host organisation having several activities in environmental management.

Primary Business

There are representatives of diverse areas where GI data is used.

INSPIRE Data Themes
Coordinator	Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Geographical names, Administrative units, Transport networks, Hydrography, Protected sites, Elevation, Cadastral parcels, Land cover, Orthoimagery, Statistical units, Buildings, Soil, Geology, Land use, Environmental monitoring Facilities, Production and industrial facilities, Agricultural and aquaculture facilities, Population distribution and demography, Area management / restriction / regulation zones & reporting units, Natural risk zones, Oceanographic geographical features, Sea regions, Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution
Producer	Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Geographical names, Administrative units, Transport networks, Hydrography, Protected sites, Elevation, Cadastral parcels, Land cover, Orthoimagery, Statistical units, Buildings, Soil, Geology, Land use, Environmental monitoring Facilities, Production and industrial facilities, Agricultural and aquaculture facilities, Population distribution and demography, Area management / restriction / regulation zones & reporting units, Natural risk zones, Oceanographic geographical features, Sea regions, Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution
User	Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Geographical names, Administrative units, Transport networks, Hydrography, Protected sites, Elevation, Cadastral parcels, Land cover, Orthoimagery, Statistical units, Buildings, Soil, Geology, Land use, Human health and safety, Environmental monitoring Facilities, Production and industrial facilities, Agricultural and aquaculture facilities, Population distribution and demography, Area management / restriction / regulation zones & reporting units, Natural risk zones, Oceanographic geographical features, Sea regions, Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution

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